As that description notes, the WorldView Legion spacecraft are capable of resolving features as small as 12 inches (30 centimeters) on Earth's surface. SpaceX also launched the first four members of the constellation, sending WorldView Legion 1 and 2 up in May 2024 and lofting WorldView Legion 3 and 4 in August that same year.

SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast early this morning (Feb. 4). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 Starlink spacecraft, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability,